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Contract Law Essay »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper provides an overview of an example case of contract law. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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Contract Law: Knarles And Barkley »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper. That begins with an outline of the background for the case of Chetum v Knarles and Barnes. The paper identifies the legal issues in the case, what a contract is, including required elements, when a contract is voidable, law of agency, breach of contract and torts. The writer comments on ... View Full Description
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Contract Law; Formation, Mistake and Fraudulent Misrepresentation »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers a case supplied by the student. A sale is made with various mistakes, a buyer misrepresents himself and the seller does not want to complete the contract. The paper determines if there is a valid contract, what there terms where and how the mistake affects it by reference to UK ... View Full Description
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Contract Law; Have Contract Terms Been Breached? »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper looks at a case where a newspaper advertisement is placed advertising facilities for a hotel that are not available when the guest arrive and a price that is lower than the price charged. The paper looks at whether the advisement is a offer or an invitation to treat, and then at ... View Full Description
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Contract Law; Is there a contract in place? »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at a case supplied by the student where there is an advertisement placed in a newspaper, which is followed by communications and an acceptance. The paper considers which are offers, which are counter offers, and communications, if any, is a valid acceptance. The paper is written with reference to ... View Full Description
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Contract Law; Privity and the Rights of Third Parties »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses the following statement " by the end of the 1990's the doctrine of privity had few friends, at least that part of it which prevented third parties suing to obtain the benefit which the contracting parties had agreed to confer on them. There were four principle criticisms levelled against the ... View Full Description
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Contracts A Case Study of International Requirements and a C.I.F Contract »

Number of pages 17

This 17 page paper is written in two parts. The first considers why terms of contracts between parties in different countries need to be clear, why they need to be clear and what they should contain. This includes the consideration of jurisdiction and how case maybe brought in different countries, even if a contract specifies ... View Full Description
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CONTRACTS, JET FIGHTERS AND PEPSI POINTS »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper discusses contract law through analysis of Leonard v PepsiCo. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Contrasting New York and London Law Firms »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at an article concerning the differences between law firms located in the annual firm located in New York, considering international expansion is likely to be more attractive to London firms, looking at the cultural and practical differences between the two environments. The bibliography cites 4 sources. View Full Description
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Controversial Evidence »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines controversial evidence in various cases. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Controversy: Death Penalty »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper which examines the controversy over the death penalty. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Cool Hand Luke/Implications for Policy »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page essay that discusses the impact that the film Cool Hand Luke (1967) had on criminal justice policy. The writer discusses how this film contributed to the spirit of penal reform that existed in the 1960s and 70s. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Copyright Infringement And Parody »

Number of pages 10

10 pages in length. The writer discusses copyright infringement as it relates to parodies. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Copyright Law and the Internet »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the position of web page content under UK laws. The paper looks at a case supplied by the student. The first issue concerns content created by a subcontractor without a written contract and who owns the copyright. The second issue looks at the copying of photographs form a different website ... View Full Description
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Copyright Law in Education »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at how copyright law is embraced in the context of libraries and schools. Specific information about what is permissible in the classroom is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Copyright Law: Considerations for School Library Media Centers »

Number of pages 11

An 11 page overview of copyright law and what it means to school media centers. The author reviews some of the more recent changes in copyright law and the way that information is presented in our digitized world. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Copyright: Legal Meaning for Business »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing copyright law’s implications for business and innovation. Copyright law dates from the earliest days of the United States. It is the right of the creator of a work to benefit and profit from that work for a specific length of time, after which it reverts to the public ... View Full Description
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COPYRIGHTS, THE INTERNET AND OWNERSHIP »

Number of pages 5

This 6-page paper involves a case study detailing moral, ethical and legal behavior on the Internet. The main topic of the paper is copyright law, and the options available to a fictitious young woman who found her photo stolen and posted over the web. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Corporate Control and the Variation of Class Rights »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper is written with reference to English Law. The paper examines and considers the extent to which the law governing variation of class rights of shareholders may permit the increase of corporate control. Statute law and case law are quoted throughout the paper. The bibliography cites 7 sources. View Full Description
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Corporate Crimes »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper answering 3 questions about corporate criminal liability in the healthcare setting, particularly as it applies to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Justice department states that only organizations are "covered entities" that can be held responsible, but there are other means of holding individual employees ... View Full Description
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Corporate Law and Governance in the UK and Pakistan »

Number of pages 44

This 44 page paper examines corporate legal and governance in the UK and Pakistan. The paper looks at the legislative environment fist. The paper looks at the role of the law and argues that there are commonalities but in Pakistan there is a greater emphasis o the law as establishing and setting the standards for ... View Full Description
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Corporate Law in the U.S. and Taiwan »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper compares and contrasts corporate law in each nation. Both U.S. and Taiwanese business structures are outlined. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Corporate Personality »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers the argument that corporate personality is nothing more than a fluid concept that allows the courts to choose when to impose liability for corporate wrongdoing. The paper looks at English law and cites numerous cases. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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Corruption in the Courts »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper looks at abuse of power and evidence tampering. Several famous cases are used for illustrative purposes such as the trials involving Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, O.J. Simpson and Mumia Abu-Jamal. The Bill Clinton hearing is also referenced. Details of these cases, in terms of evidence and abuse of power, are duly ... View Full Description
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Court Debate: Constrained Versus Dynamic »

Number of pages 7

7 pages in length. The extent to which courts have the ability to impart significant changes upon existing laws is bound by two important elements: constrained and dynamic perspectives. From the constrained viewpoint, courts are quite limited in their collective strength to modify legislature due to constitutional limitations, lack of judicial independence and insufficiency ... View Full Description
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Courtroom Camera: Legal And Ethical Implications »

Number of pages 11

11 pages in length. With all the deception and ridicule surrounding the American judicial system, it would seem a good idea to open up the courtrooms across the country to show in intricate detail just how the process is achieved. After all, both the public and the system itself stand to learn quite ... View Full Description
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Covenants and Easements »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers the application of covenants and easement is a case supplied by the student looking at what covenants may be used for and when they can be enforced and the use of easements where there is no written agreement. The paper is written looking at English law. The bibliography sites ... View Full Description
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Covenants and Easements »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper considers the application of covenants and easement is a case supplied by the student looking at what covenants may be used for and when they can be enforced and the use of easements where there is no written agreement. The bibliography sites 6 sources. View Full Description
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Covenants; Australian Law »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at the use of covenants in Australia. The paper considers the case applied by the student where a landowner wants to sell to plots of land and restrict future use of the land to single storey developments only. The paper discusses the use of covenants to achieve this, whether ... View Full Description
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Crime Investigators & Technology »

Number of pages 11

An 11 page research paper that examines the attitudes of crime investigators toward the use of technology. The writer argues that the introduction of new technological tools brings up the question of how investigators approach technology in their working practices. Does it cause them to become reactive in their response to a particular investigation, that ... View Full Description
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Crime Prevention at the Federal Level »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper takes a look at the controversy over whether laws at the federal level really help local law enforcement. Several issues are addressed. Hate crime legislation is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Crime Typologies: Causes and Solutions »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page review of the causative factors involved in violent crime, property crime, enterprise crime, and public order crime. The author summarizes that, in short, crime occurs because of one degree or another of profit. Until we prioritize our interventional tactics criminals will continue to exert a stranglehold on our world. Bibliography ... View Full Description
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Criminal Justice Diversion »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper that reports on two journal articles. The first has to do with a relatively new theory, that of diversion programs. The second is a research study on an old theory, that of profiling. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice Mgmt/North Carolina »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that examines how the criminal justice management system in NC can be improved with a particular focus on community policing initiatives. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice Organizations Challenges »

Number of pages 7

This 5.5-page paper examines the challenges leading groups in a criminal justice organization face today and in the years to come. There are 3 sources cited. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice System »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper provides an overview of a criminal justice system, one that is an alternative to the existing system in the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper is written in two parts, The first part considers the case of mistaken identity in a homosexual sexual encounter and assesses if there is any potential liability for rape or sexual assault. The second part of the paper discusses the findings in the case of Crabbe (1985) 156 CLR 464. The ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 2 »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper discussing and comparing common law and the modern penal code, particularly as they approach intent and attempt. The paper classifies murder; assesses a bank robbery scenario; and provides proposed legislation for computer crime after examining three state and two federal statutes addressing the topic. Bibliography lists 9 sources. ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 3 »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper addressing legal cases in alcohol use and building safety inspection, and providing briefs of three state and federal cases: Montana v. Egelhoff, People v. Larry Ribowsky and Swindall v. Cox Enterprises, Inc. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 5 »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper answering two discussion questions addressing Fourth Amendment procedural issues and providing a 5-page position paper on whether the exclusionary rule should be changed. The paper concludes that the rule does need to be altered to be made more workable, but that present there is not a viable alternative that has ... View Full Description
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CRIMINAL LAW AND THE BLAME GAME »

Number of pages 7

This 7-page paper attempts to prove the assertion that blaming is an important factor in criminal law. Bibliography lists two sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law Information »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper provides an overview of a group of questions about criminal law. This paper uses case examples to support the assertions presented. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law; A Case of Manslaughter »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper considers a case provided by the student and advises to potential defendants. The paper assesses the requirements of actus reus and mens rea that establishes the case of manslaughter is established and the defences of provocation and diminished responsibility. The second part of the paper concerns involuntary manslaughter and causing death ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law; Deception »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper considers deception under English criminal law and considers the application of law to three examples; the false claim of credentials for employment, writing a cheque that is not honoured and obtaining services by deception. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law; Physical Harm Case »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student. The case looks at criminal law and potential offences resulting from physical harm. The first part of the case sees a person harmed as a result of a thrown bottle, with the defendant claiming they meant to frighten and not harm. The ... View Full Description
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Criminal Liability »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper considers criminal liability under UK law. The writer considers factors such as actus reus and mens rea are considered, and then their use is demonstrated by application to a sample case. The case involved a potential charge of causing death by reckless and another of potential gross negligence in a hospital. ... View Full Description
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Criminal Liability and the Failure to Act »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page UK law paper critically examines the situations in which a person can be liable in criminal law for an omission to act. The paper looks at different types of omission, where a duty to act is express or may be implied and the way the courts deal with omission to act ... View Full Description
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Criminal Policies »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines conflict and crime control along with consensus and due process as they offer approaches concerning criminal policies. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Procedure And Evidence »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper identifies the six major steps in a criminal case but spends the bulk of the paper describing the different types of evidence and the requirements for admissibility. The writer also comments on the difference between lay and expert witnesses. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Thinking Processes »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper. The theory of a criminal thinking style or criminal thinking processes has been accepted for more than three decades. Several theorists offered new theories by the mid-1970s that focused on cognitive processing. Specifically, researchers identified thinking patterns of most criminals that held true across types of crimes. This paper explains ... View Full Description
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